Cliff Hotel
Abu Dis, ContainerThurs. June 16,05 PMObservers: Eva P, Nurit S.(reporting)3:30- 6:003:45:Abu Dis: We drove up to the Cliff Hotel. It was deserted as wasthe area around it.On the way to Wadi Nar (container) we noticed a lot of new constructionin the area of the wall by A-Tur.4:00; Wadi Nar (container): The CP is now very organized andefficient. There are yellow gates on the original road that was reconstructed into south Sawahre and the new road leading to Al Ezariya via the very steepdecline. We heard that the road is still under contruction andunderstand that it will be the alternative Palestinian road fromAl Ezariya to Wadi Nar. Traffic flowed quickly with efficient checking.We noticed one van was turned back because the permit it had was outof date. The driver told us that the permit was until today, butwhen questioned, the girl soldier there told us that the permitexpired yesterday and we knew we couldn’t help with that. The othersoldier at the checkpoint refused to speak with us. We were warmly greeted by an old friend there who told us that somepeople (Palestinians) are angry at him for talking to us.5:45: Az Za’ayyem: traffic flowed without checking.
Cliff Hotel
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Cliff Hotel
A checkpoint on Jerusalem’s municipal boundary.It sits on the separation fence south of Abu Dis. The checkpoint is manned by Border Police soldiers and private security companies and operates 24 hours a day. Palestinians are forbidden to go through, other than residents of the Qunbar and Surhi families who live west of the separation fence, some of whom have blue ID cards and others have entry permits to Jerusalem. Other Palestinians, including residents of East Jerusalem, are not permitted through the checkpoint. Visitors to the families are permitted through the checkpoint only after their hosts obtain permits for them at the checkpoint.
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